African Burial Ground Memorial

The burial ground is widely considered to be one of America’s most significant archaeological finds of the 20th century. It is the country’s oldest known and largest urban African cemetery.

It is also the largest colonial-era archaeological find in America. In 1933, the burial ground was designated a National Historic Landmark and subsequently under the authority of the Antiquities Act of 1906, a 15,000 square foot portion of this site including the memorial was proclaimed a National Monument, on February 27, 2006.

The African Burial Ground Memorial was designed by Rodney Leon and Nicole Hollant-Denis, while they were partners at AARRIS.